President of India inaugurates country's biggest-ever agriculture fair 'Krishi Vasant'
Industry, agriculture must join hands: President * President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates the country’s biggest-ever agriculture fair-cum-exposition ‘Krishi Vasant’ * The five-day exposition will continue till February 13 By Kartik Lokhande NAGPUR, Feb 9: President of India Pranab Mukherjee, on Sunday, called for industry and agriculture working hand-in-hand to achieve the desired growth rate of economy. He also advocated investment in research, food processing, and other sectors related to agriculture to provide a boost to economy. Mukherjee was addressing a gathering of farmers from various parts of the country, after inaugurating ‘Krishi Vasant’ agriculture fair-cum-exhibition at CICR campus here on Sunday. Union Ministry of Agriculture and Government of Maharashtra have organised the five-day exposition, in strategic partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Referring to Food Security Act, Mukherjee said that sceptics were questioning how was it possib...